Philippine Institute of CPAs

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Philippine Institute of CPAs

• Diversity in the CPA Profession

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AICPAAmerican Institute of Certified Pubic
Accountants

• AICPA Overview
• - National professional organization for all
  CPAs. Created in 1887.
• - Approximately 360,000 members.
• - Public practice
• - Business and industry
• - Government
• - Education
• - Students
• - Associates

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AICPA Overview

• National professional organization for all CPAs.
  
• Created in 1887.
• Approximately 360,000 members.
• Public practice, government, education, student
  affiliates, associates.

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AICPA Mission

• To provide members with the resources,
  information, and leadership that enable them to
  provide valuable services in the highest
  professional manner to benefit the public as well
  as employers and clients.
• Works with state CPA organizations .
• Gives priority to areas where pubic reliance is
  significant.

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AICPA Objectives

• Advocacy
• Certification and Licensing
• Communications
• Recruiting and Education
• Standards and Performance

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AICPA Minority Initiatives Committee

• MIC develops and implements comprehensive
  programs aimed at encouraging students from
  underrepresented ethnic groups to become
  accounting majors and ultimately obtain the CPA
  designation.

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Minority Initiatives Committee

• 1969 resolution to integrate the Accounting
  profession.
• MIC formed to carryout resolution.
• Encourage minorities to attend college and major
  in accounting.
• Provide educational opportunities
• Encourage hiring of minorities

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MIC Programs

• Strategic Partners
• American Accounting Association
• Association of Latino Professionals in Finance
  Accounting (ALPFA)
• Ascend (National Asian-American Society of
  Accountants)
• National Association of Black Accountants (NABA)
• National Council of Philippine American Canadian
  Accountants (NCPACA)
• International Society of Young Filipino
  Accountants (ISYFA)

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MIC Programs

• Accounting Scholars Leadership Workshop
• Fellowship for Minority Doctoral Students
• Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students
• PhD Project
• eBook

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What it takes

• Interest
• Education
• Exam
• Experience
• Licensure
• Membership

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Threads

• Economics
• Scholarships
• Continuing professional education
• Cultural/Social Dynamics
• Communication
• Networking
• Leadership
• Mentoring

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In California

• Young and Emerging Professionals (YEPs)
• YEP Conference
• Virtual Community
• Financial Literacy

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